20 female subjects, between the ages of 25 and 60, who request a full facial rejuvenation treatment, meet all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, and have signed a written informed consent, will be enrolled. Subjects will be divided randomly into two treatment groups: 1. Group A: subjects will use a basic skin care regime following a full facial rejuvenation with hyaluronic acid soft-tissue filler and botulinum neurotoxin. 2. Group B: subjects will use the Nu-Derm® system following a full facial rejuvenation with hyaluronic acid soft-tissue filler and botulinum neurotoxin. The study consists of 5 visits: Baseline/Screening Assessments (Visit 1), Treatment (Visit 2), Two-Week Evaluation (Visit 3), Six-Week Evaluation (Visit 4), and Twelve-Week Evaluation (Visit 5). Changes in the subjects' quality of skin will be determined by the PI's assessment of skin tone (dyschromia), elasticity (firmness), texture (smoothness), radiance, and wrinkling as well as the global aesthetic improvement at 6 and 12 weeks following neurotoxin and hyaluronic acid treatments. The PI will be blind to the group assignment of the subjects. Subjects' satisfaction with treatments and their quality of skin will be determined through a self-evaluation at 6 and 12 weeks following neurotoxin and hyaluronic acid treatments. The impact of treatments on subjects' state self-esteem will also be assessed at 6 and 12 weeks following the treatments.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The Nu-Derm® System (Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLP) is a skin care system that helps correct and reduce visible signs of aging such as age spots, rough skin, erythema, sallowness, and hyperpigmentation.
Basic skin care regimen
DeNova research
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Overall aesthetic improvements
The primary objective of this study is to examine the effect of skin rejuvenation therapy in combination with full facial rejuvenation, via neurotoxin or HA soft-tissue filler, on the overall aesthetic improvements.
Time frame: 90 Days
State Self-Esteem
The secondary objective of this study is to assess the impact of skin quality and aesthetic improvements on short-term self-esteem.
Time frame: 90 Days
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